Hearts, Flowers and Butterflies

[jobob]

Interesting blog post.

"We’re always thrilled when we find designers who are thinking outside the heart-flower-butterfly box, but some seasons it is slim pickings. To address this, we recently sponsored a jersey design contest on the team estrogen forums http://forums.teamestrogen.com to put the design process into the hands of our customers. We received dozens of entries. Nonetheless, many submissions, as well as the winners by vote of the forum members, included styles that had flowery themes."

Hmmm. The only winning jersey that has a flower design on it is the "She Loves Hills" jersey. That jersey appealed to me and got my vote on account of the clever use of the "She Loves Hills...She Loves Them Not ..." phrasing. I suppose you could say it has a flowery theme, but it doesn't seem "flowery" to me. And yes, I know, I'm not making much sense here.

FWIW, for jerseys I really like vibrant colors and eye-catching graphic designs.

And the new crop of TE jerseys from the design contest fit that bill very well - bold, graphic designs and striking colors.

My all time favorite-est jersey is still the Amici Veloci jersey that Spazzdog and SadieKate designed many moons ago. It has very vivid colors - predominantly red, with some bright green and purple and black - and a striking graphic design. No flowers or butterflies, but a couple of small hearts.

But who knows, maybe the new contest winners will be right up there for me too.

[Trekhawk]

Hmmm. The only winning jersey that has a flower design on it is the "She Loves Hills" jersey. That jersey appealed to me and got my vote on account of the clever use of the "She Loves Hills...She Loves Them Not ..." phrasing. I suppose you could say it has a flowery theme, but it doesn't seem "flowery" to me. And yes, I know, I'm not making much sense here.

FWIW, for jerseys I really like vibrant colors and eye-catching graphic designs.

And the new crop of TE jerseys from the design contest fit that bill very well - bold, graphic designs and striking colors.

My all time favorite-est jersey is still the Amici Veloci jersey that Spazzdog and SadieKate designed many moons ago. It has very vivid colors - predominantly red, with some bright green and purple and black - and a striking graphic design. No flowers or butterflies, but a couple of small hearts.

But who knows, maybe the new contest winners will be right up there for me too.

Well said Jo!
I also liked the "She Loves Hills...She Loves Them Not ..." because its clever. If it was just a jersey with a flower I would have passed on that one.

I prefer bright colours and yep my AV kit is still my favourite cycling attire.

[salsabike]

FWIW, for jerseys I really like vibrant colors and eye-catching graphic designs.

And the new crop of TE jerseys from the design contest fit that bill very well - bold, graphic designs and striking colors.

My all time favorite-est jersey is still the Amici Veloci jersey that Spazzdog and SadieKate designed many moons ago. It has very vivid colors - predominantly red, with some bright green and purple and black - and a striking graphic design. No flowers or butterflies, but a couple of small hearts.

But who knows, maybe the new contest winners will be right up there for me too.

I feel just this way too--couldn't have said it more clearly than Jo did. No pink, no flowers, no butterflies for me. There are great swaths of women's jerseys that I will never, ever buy because of that flower thing. Like flowers in the garden, not on my shirt. Love the AV jersey.

[Susan Otcenas]

"Nonetheless, many submissions, as well as the winners by vote of the forum members, included styles that had flowery themes."[/INDENT]

Hmmm. The only winning jersey that has a flower design on it is the "She Loves Hills" jersey. That jersey appealed to me and got my vote on account of the clever use of the "She Loves Hills...She Loves Them Not ..." phrasing. I suppose you could say it has a flowery theme, but it doesn't seem "flowery" to me. And yes, I know, I'm not making much sense here.

Hi Jo,

OK, in fairness, I guess I should have said "....including one winner" as opposed to "winners" and should have said "designs with flowers" instead of "flowery themes". Thank you for pointing that out.

I guess what I was trying to say was that sure, people buy them when we have them, because that's what's presented to them. But that when given a blank slate, we still saw a variety of designs that included flowers on them.

Ok, I gotta log off now. My triathlon wave start is 2hr20min from now and I'm still in my bathrobe...

Susan